U.S. Senate Reaches Agreement On Gun Control Bill
The U.S. Senate Voted Late Tuesday To Advance A Gun Control Bill With 14 Republicans, Including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Joining Democrats To Approve The Measure.
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Susan Collins
Bipartisan Group Of U.S. Senators Announce Agreement On Gun Control Measure
A Bipartisan Group Of U.S. Senators, Including 10 Republicans And 10 Democrats, Announced On Sunday They’d Reached An Agreement On New Federal Gun Control Legislation.
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Democrats Want To Silence “Mr. Smith” In Washington
When Our Founders Penned Our Constitution, They Knew That “Democracy Was Far More Important Than Just Counting Noses.” Knowing The Fragility Of Human Nature, They Predicted Every Inevitable Compromise People Would Be Willing To Make For Security At The Cost Of Freedom. They Knew Our Constitution Must Be Chartered To Limit Government To Protect The People From Being Abused By It. The Uniqueness Of This Masterful Declaration Is Having The Ability To Agree To Disagree. If We Chose To Engage In Combat, We Have Rules That Allow Us That Prerogative. We Have Countless Tools In Our Arsenal When We Combat These Legislative Fisticuffs. One Such Piece Of Ammunition Is The Filibuster.
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Blackburn And Colleagues Introduce Comprehensive Afghanistan Legislation
In Response To The Botched Exit From Afghanistan, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn Along With Jim Risch (R-idaho), Led 20 Colleagues In Introducing The Afghanistan Counterterrorism, Oversight, And Accountability Act. The Legislation Was Introduced To Address The Outstanding Issues Related To The Administration’s Rushed And Disastrous Withdrawal From Afghanistan.
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Senate Republicans Introduce UNRWA Accountability & Transparency Act
New Legislation Aims To Cease U.S. Contributions To United Nations Relief And Works Agency For Palestine Refugees Which Has A History Of Employing Individuals Affiliated With Hamas. UNRWA Schools Have Been Used To Store Hamas Weapons And Promote Anti-Semitic Education In Their Textbooks.
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Republican Senators Call For End To Mask Mandate On Airplanes & Public Transportation
Senator Marsha Blackburn Joined A Group Of Republican Senators In Introducing A Resolution Calling On The Biden Administration’s CDC To End Its Mask Mandate For Fully Vaccinated Individuals On Public Transportation Throughout The U.S. – Including At Airports, Commercial Airplanes, Buses, And Rail Systems.
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U.S. Senate Republicans Block Consideration Of Jan. 6 Commission Bill
Republicans In The U.S. Senate Managed To Block Consideration Of A Bill Friday That Would Establish A Commission To Investigate The Jan. 6 Violence At The U.S. Capitol, Drawing The Ire Of Democrats Who Describe The Event As An Insurrection By Supporters Of Former President Donald Trump.
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Progressives Continue Push For $15 Minimum Wage
Progressive Lawmakers And Left-wing Groups That Championed An Effort To Raise The Federal Minimum Wage To $15 Through Budget Reconciliation Aren’t Accepting Defeat.
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Senator Portman Offers Minimum Wage Increase, Legal Worker Verification Plan In U.S. Senate
With Plans To Include A $15 Minimum Wage In President Joe Biden’s Administration’s COVID-19 Recovery Proposal Quashed By Rules Procedures, U.S. Senator Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Has Introduced His Own Wage Hike.
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Trump Acquitted Again Of Impeachment Charges
On Saturday, Former President Donald Trump Was Acquitted Of An Impeachment Charge That He Incited The Jan.6 Storming Of The Capitol In Washington D.C. It Is The Second Time In A Year The U.S. Senate Determined Trump Was Not Guilty Of Impeachment Charges Brought By The Democrat-Controlled House.
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